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DU salary row: ABVP, DUSU to protest outside Delhi secretariat against AAP govt’s directives

8:58 pm October 19, 2020

New Delhi: ABVP and Delhi University Students’ Union members will hold a protest outside the Delhi secretariat against the AAP government’s directive to 12 DU colleges fully funded by it to pay outstanding salaries to staffers from the Students Society Fund. “While the Students Society Fund (SSF) corpus, which is entirely constituted by the fees […]

IndiGo celebrating Durga Puja at six airports

Delhi: Durga Puja to go online; organisers plan home delivery of prasad

8:50 pm October 19, 2020

New Delhi: Online darshan, home delivery of prasad and COVID-19 test for priests and cooks are some of the unique measures that Durga Puja organisers in the national capital have come up with to safely host the festival in the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic. Some organisers said they will rope in two priests to […]

Crowds swell at Kolkata markets ahead of Durga puja amid raging pandemic

2:09 pm October 19, 2020

Kolkata: A sea of people has become a common sight at Kolkata’s popular shopping destinations days ahead of Durga Puja, as COVID-19 protocols go for a toss with crowds maintaining precious little social distancing and removing masks at will. “Durga Puja shopping cannot wait, corona or no corona,” Rimpa Saha, a young homemaker, shot back […]

COVID UPDATE: India sustains trend of consistently low active cases

2:01 pm October 19, 2020

New Delhi: India has crossed another milestone in its fight against COVID-19. The national cumulative Positivity Rate has fallen under 8%. This trend has been sustained without a break for four days. The cumulative Positivity Rate is 7.94% now and is on a continuous decline. This has been brought about by high level of comprehensive […]

Biden admin rolls back Trump-era citizenship test, reverts to 2008 version

Trump, Biden go on offense in states they’re trying to flip

11:04 am October 19, 2020

Carson City: President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden went on offense over the weekend, as both campaigned in states they are trying to flip during the Nov. 3 election that is just over two weeks away. Trump began his Sunday in Nevada, making a rare visit to church before a fundraiser and an […]